Zero to 62 mph (100 km/h) in less than two seconds? It can't be done. Well, not in a standard production car, but when you're designing a car destined only for the
virtual ШУУД ҮЗЭХ for the virtual
pavement of a video game, you can go a little wild with your performance estimates. The latest in a seemingly endless stream of Vision Gran Turismo concepts, the Peugeot Vision GT flashes radical styling and even more radical in-game performance.
A collaboration between Peugeot's design team and Peugeot Sport, the new
Vision Gran Turismo is clearly inspired by the Onyx,, a fetching 2012
concept car that the French automaker still brings to auto shows
regularly. The video game car is 3.5 in (9 cm) lower, standing at 41 in
(104 cm), and includes more fully shaped fender muscles, among other
design variations.
The most interesting aspect of Peugeot's Vision GT styling is the
replacement of side windows with extended body work, creating a unique
cabin shell with floating glass roof. The smooth form helps the low,
powerful supercar sweep air aside on its way to the finish line. The
Vision GT wears contrast red grill slats and lower body work, a more
subtle interpretation of the two-tone body work that Peugeot has used on
recent show cars, including the Onyx, and Exalt.
Below its smooth, aggressive body, the Vision GT features an 875-bhp
turbocharged 3.2-liter V6 mounted just behind the driver. Output works
its way to all four wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox and AWD
system. The powertrain's effectiveness is furthered by the car's 1:1
power to weight ratio (it weighs 875 kg/1,929 lb), meaning that the
needle will hit 62 mph in a mere 1.73 seconds. Clearly Peugeot has to
keep up with the virtual competition, including the Chevy Chaparral
2X and its laser-fired 1.5-second 0-60 mph time. No word on what the
car's virtual top speed is, but Peugeot promises quick, sure stopping
with the Brembo carbon disc brake package.
Those may sound like fantasy video game numbers, but they're much the
same as the Pikes Peak record-setting 208 T16. That car also has a
(twin) turbocharged 875-bhp 3.2-liter V6 and 875-kg weight and is just a
few tenths slower, firing to 62 mph in 1.8 seconds.
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